General Session I: Sunday (5:30-7:00pm), Frisco 6
Grant Simpson III
Keller Independent School District
"Immersion in Project-Based Learning: A Real Life Application"
Grant W. Simpson, III is a sixth grade
teacher in Keller ISD in his 13th year. In 2003 he was honored
by CSOTTE as Outstanding Student Teacher of the Year. He was selected as the
state’s 2008 Elementary Teacher of the Year. In 2012 he spoke to the
Emerging Scholars Strand.
In Frisco Grant and his students will present on their immersion in Project Based Learning (PBL), which emphasizes real world applications of learning and develops self-awareness and responsibility. Thus, it transforms a teaching model into a learning model. Come, see, and hear both teacher and student voices in this heavily collaborative journey that shifts from teaching the standards to students learning them. PBL changes both roles, and educator preparation programs need to know about this. |
General Session II: Monday (8:30-10:00am), Frisco 6
Dr. A. Lin Goodwin
Teachers College, Columbia University
"The Imperative Case for Quality Teacher Preparation: Lessons from Singapore"
Preparing quality teachers has become a
global concern as all nations look to education as the route towards upward
social mobility, and teachers as the key to quality school. Thus, there is a growing desire to learn from
international peers, especially those that have demonstrated strong performance
on international assessment, such as PISA.
In her talk, A. Lin Goodwin presents Singapore as one example of a
high-achieving system that has earned accolades for educational excellence and
quality teachers. Based on her research
of teacher education in Singapore, she will share policies, structures,
programs, and practices that support teacher learning and development across
the professional continuum from student, to novice, to veteran. She will also offer insights and lessons that
emerge from her research, and will conclude with recommendations for educators
in the U.S. to consider as they re-imagine their own teacher education
programs.
General Session III: Monday (12:00-1:30pm), Frisco 6
Awards Luncheon
CSOTTE Board: Friend of Teacher Education Award
This CSOTTE presents the Friend of Teacher Education Award to recognize and reward individuals not officially connected with teacher preparation organizations and institutions, but who have made significant contributions toward improving the preparation of teachers in Texas. The recipient will be an individual who has been supportive and positive toward the mission of the organizations of CSOTTE. The first Friend of Teacher Education award was presented at the 2006 Fall CSOTTE Conference on Teacher Education.
2015 Recipient: Rick Cullors |
Texas Directors of Field Experiences (TDFE): Student Teacher of the Year Awards
This award recognizes a student teacher who has demonstrated during his or her student teaching experience an outstanding ability to plan and develop a repertoire of classroom management skills and instructional strategies that support the needs and curriculum of all students; establish effective interpersonal relationships with students, parents, faculty, and staff; and reflect about the teaching and learning process.
2015 Recipients: Alyssa Waldroup, University of North Texas Stephen VanHooser, San Houston State University Hannah Dodds, Angelo State University |
Texas Alternative Certification Association (TACA): Intern of the Year Awards
It is a tradition of the Texas Alternative Certification Association to showcase the talent of alternatively prepared educators by selecting and honoring three outstanding individuals to receive Intern of the Year awards. The awards—a plaque and check, are presented at CSOTTE’s Annual Fall Teacher Education Conference. Recipients may also submit nomination packets to the National Association for Alternative Certification’s intern scholarship program.
2015 Recipients: Amy Kitchel, YES Prep Teaching Excellence Kimberlea Bass, Region 11 Victoria Wimmer, ACT Houston at Dallas |
Texas Association of Colleges for Teacher Education (TACTE): Robert B. Howsam Award
Robert B. Howsam, who was a former Dean of the College of
Education-University of Houston, was an acknowledged leader in education for many years and enjoyed a national and international reputation. He was best known for his advocacy of Competency Based Teacher Education, his dynamic leadership as a dean, and for his commitment to excellence in the preparation of educational professionals in Texas and the nation. 2015 Recipient to be announced at luncheon |
Texas Association of Teacher Educators (TxATE): Ben E. Coody Distinguished Service Award
Dr. Coody served as the last President of the Texas Association for Student Teaching before the association became the Texas Association of Teacher Educators in 1971. He was respected for his high code of ethics, his professional zeal, and his sincerity of purpose. This award honors others who have given the same level of professional contributions to teacher education in Texas that Dr. Coody had given.
2015 Recipient to be announced at luncheon In 1971, Ted Booker, TSCTE President in 1969-1970 and Dean of the College of Education at Texas Woman's University, suggested that TSCTE (predecessor of TxATE) use surplus funds to establish an award for an outstanding contribution in the field of teacher education. Because of his leadership in this area, and his untimely death in 1971, the Ted Booker Memorial Award was established in April 1972 at the TSCTE Spring Conference. 2015 Recipient to be announced at luncheon |
General Session IV: Tuesday (10:00am-12:00pm), Frisco 6
Brunch & TEA Information Session
Panel Presentation: Texas Education Agency